Scan for Vocabulary level C p. 12-13

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p. 12, par 1
 invaded
something unwanted

flu bugs
germs that cause the flu

fever
when the body's temperature goes up

moaning
a sound made when complaining

break her date
cancel the date

handsome
good looking

Lawnrest
name of a place where old people live

stand inspection
be looked over and judged

one-man firing squad
person ready to aim and shoot

feminine
like a woman
p. 12, par 2
 frowned
to look sad

routine
a regular way of doing things
p. 12, par 3
 admitted
to say the truth
p. 12, par 5
 moustache
facial hair

no business
should not do it
p. 12, par 6
 experiment
a test

decent
good enough
p.12-13, par 9
 reference
to talk about

admission
to get in

couples
two people dating

practically
almost

broke
no more money

matters
things

impatient
not wanting to wait

recently
lately

concentrate
focus

college scholarship
free money for college
p. 13, par 2
 postponement
to do something later
p. 13, par 4
 resident
a person living in a place

turkey dressing
a bread-like food cooked inside a turkey

a nut
an idiom meaning: someone who really likes something

batting averages
the percentage of times a baseball player hits the ball

for crying out loud
an idiom meaning: "I am amazed"

rooted for
cheered for

Mets
a name of a baseball team

arteriosclerosis
a disease that makes the walls of arteries blocked so that it is difficult for blood to flow through them

chronic
keeps happening

abnormal
not normal

arterial
any one of the tubes that carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body

betrayed
to hurt

to wander off
to leave and become lost

semester break
vacation after half of the school year